fatua

[ˈfat̪wa]

/[ˈfat̪wa]/ noun

The verdict

“fatua” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dictamen sobre algún punto de la sharia, la ley religiosa del Islam, pronunciado por un experto llamado muftí o un panel de los mismos, cuyo conjunto constituye el fiqh o jurisprudencia en temas re...

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Index ES-fatua · fatua · Spanish

fatua · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for fatua
PropertyValue
Headwordfatua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfat̪wa]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fatua” en español

fatuano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fatua is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfat̪wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dictamen sobre algún punto de la sharia, la ley religiosa del Islam, pronunciado por un experto llamado muftí o un panel de los mismos, cuyo conjunto constituye el fiqh o jurisprudencia en temas re...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fatua, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fatua, spelled F-A-T-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dictamen sobre algún punto de la sharia, la ley religiosa del Islam, pronunciado por un experto llamado muftí o un panel de los mismos, cuyo conjunto constituye el fiqh o jurisprudencia en temas religiosos.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fatua"?
"fatua" is spelled F-A-T-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfat̪wa].
What does "fatua" mean?
As a noun, "fatua" means: Dictamen sobre algún punto de la sharia, la ley religiosa del Islam, pronunciado por un experto llamado muftí o un panel de los mismos, cuyo conjunto constituye el fiqh o jurisprudencia en temas re...
How do you pronounce "fatua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fatua" is [ˈfat̪wa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fatua" come from?
"fatua" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list